“I'll love Arcade Fire even after they are cool. You can tell that they really mean what they say. I saw them when they came to Santa Fe and found they are truly dedicated to their live show. I think about them every time I play live.”

2) “Anybody Seen My Baby?” • The Rolling Stones • Bridges to Babylon

“Let's face it, The Rolling Stones is the most ridiculous band ever. Mick Jagger is one of the ugliest/sexiest rockers alive. Keith Richards should be dead a hundred times over. And the band has been together for almost 50 years. Ridiculous.”

3) “A Girl Named Sandoz” • Smashing Pumpkins • Pisces Iscariot

“The Smashing Pumpkins cover The Animals’ B-side, and then put it on their album of B-sides. Sounds raw, messy and so old-school pumpkins. Billy Corgan taught me guitar.”

4) “Ledwerx” • I is for Ida • Storybook

“I got this album at their CD release show and was magically transported to a magical world of good vibes watching them perform.”

5) “All Apologies [acoustic]” • Nirvana • With the Lights Out

“Kurt Cobain was a teenage angst god, and his albums were the bible which I studied from. Looking back, I realize that underneath Kurt's brooding, anti-music industry facade was a really good pop songwriter.”